‘Daily Voting News’ For October 18, 2008

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John Gideon,
10/18/2008 -
4:14 pm PT

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Election Watchdog Group Compiles Stunning List of Recent ‘Problems Facing Voters Nationwide’

With 17 Days To Go, Myriad Voting Obstacles Faced by Tens of Thousands in Dozens of States

As Fox 'News' Discusses Just One Issue (and It's Completely Phony)...

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Brad Friedman,
10/18/2008 -
4:02 pm PT

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Break the Achilles Heel of the Electoral-Industrial Complex

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Jim March,
10/18/2008 -
3:37 pm PT

9 Comments

And It Begins Again: Touch-Screen Votes Flipping From Dem to Rep in WV

Votes for Obama Switching to McCain in Early Voting in Jackson County

UPDATE: Now Putnam County, WV Reports Votes Flipping D to R as Well...

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Brad Friedman,
10/18/2008 -
12:46 pm PT

32 Comments

Obama Fights Back at GOP ACORN Scam (Finally) & Ohio Voters Win One in the U.S. Supreme Court

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Brad Friedman,
10/17/2008 -
4:26 pm PT

26 Comments

‘Daily Voting News’ For October 17, 2008

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John Gideon,
10/17/2008 -
4:19 pm PT

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Voter Registration Computers Hold Up Early Voting Lines in TN

E-Voting Machines Sit Empty as E-Registration Machines Cause Two-Hour Voting Delays

What Will Happen on Nov. 4th?...

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John Gideon,
10/17/2008 -
12:45 pm PT

5 Comments

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Brad Friedman,
10/17/2008 -
5:30 am PT

12 Comments

McCain: ‘One of the Greatest Frauds in Voter History’

The Republican Nominee Continues to Put Winning by 'Destroying the Fabric of Democracy' First, and His Country and its Democratic Ideals a Distant Second

As Some (But Not Enough) Republicans Back Away From the GOP's ACORN 'Voter Fraud' Hoax...

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Brad Friedman,
10/16/2008 -
7:38 pm PT

8 Comments

Irony Alert: Indicted Republican Congressman Complains of Being Illegally Wiretapped

Seeks Dismissal of Criminal Corruption Case Due to 'Repeated, Deliberate...Violations of Congressman's Attorney-Client Privilege'

Charges DoJ Had Been Listening in on Republican Strategy Phone Calls...

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Desi Doyen,
10/16/2008 -
5:07 pm PT

5 Comments

‘Daily Voting News’ For October 16, 2008

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John Gideon,
10/16/2008 -
4:22 pm PT

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Press Cracks Up When Rep. Tom Davis (R-VA) Claims ‘We’d Never, Ever Engage in Voter Suppression’

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Brad Friedman,
10/16/2008 -
1:25 pm PT

6 Comments

Election 2008 Photo of the Moment

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Brad Friedman,
10/16/2008 -
11:49 am PT

21 Comments

Accidentally Accurate McCain Campaign Quote of the Moment…

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Brad Friedman,
10/16/2008 -
9:00 am PT

10 Comments

Presidential Debate III: ‘This Time It’s Personal’

An Open Thread...

[UPDATED With Post-Debate Statement from ACORN on McCain's Comments]

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Brad Friedman,
10/15/2008 -
5:45 pm PT

54 Comments

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